Two Men Sentenced in Assault on Young Girls
In Point Pleasant circuit court Judge Lewis H. Miller sentenced Clifford Plants 24 of Cheshire and Earl Kemp 34 of Henderson to five to 20 years for assault on girls under 14. Plants pleaded guilty, Kemp was found guilty with mercy recommended. Trials and docket items noted with several plaintiffs and defendants.
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Point Pleasant
Clifford Plants
Cheshire
Earl Kemp
Henderson
Plants
Lewis H. Miller
C. J. Hyer
Kanawha
Kemp
F. G
Raymond Musgrave
Frank Bennett
Olivier Lieving
Dan Hope
Roy Yauger
Dale Marr
Homer Layne
H. D. Palsley
Donald Shinn
Dale Duncan
John McNeill
Worthy Blain
Warren Love
Mootz Baking Co
H. H. Stanley
Edward Snyder
Laura Stanley
Restaurant Returned To Original Owner
POINT PLEASANT The Hick's Restaurant on Sixth Street is again owned by F. Leslie Heck, local grocer. The Hecks took charge Tuesday evening, restoring ownership to the original operator after a chain of sales through Kimberling and Hicks.
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Point Pleasant
Kennedy Motor Sales Incorporated in Point Pleasant
Kennedy Motor Sales Inc established on Jefferson Blvd with paid-in capital of 36000. Incorporators are C. W. Kennedy Paul Van Sickle and Vitus Hartley all local.
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Point Pleasant
Kennedy Motor Sales, Inc
Jefferson Blvd
C. W. Kennedy
Paul van Sickle
Vitus Hartley
Youth Center Hayride Kickoff Tonight in Point Pleasant
The Community Youth Center starts its season with a hayride to Camp Conley and a wiener roast. Trucks from Jarnell Lumber and Carolina Lumber will depart Christ Episcopal Church at 5 p.m. The event will end with a business meeting at the parish house, then juniors and seniors groups form. Fatherly and club chaperones will be designated by local Woman's Clubs.
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Point Pleasant
Camp Conley
Jarnell Lumber Company
Carolina Lumber and Supply Co
Christ Episcopal Church
O. L. Easley
Homer Smith
Bartow Jones
Elsa Vaught
Ora P. Biddle
Homer Martin
L. S. Carrick
D. D. Smith
Frank Rideout
Ordnance PTA to Hold First Meeting of Year
POINT PLEASANT The Ordnance School Parent Teacher Association will meet at 8 p m on September 16 in the school on 28th Street. All parents are urged to attend as officer elections for the year will be held and building inspections offered for newcomers. Entertainment will be provided for children accompanying their parents.
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Point Pleasant
Ordnance School
Plants Reunion Program Set for Eckard Chapel
The Plants Reunion at Eckard Chapel in Point Pleasant lists 11 a.m. devotional and songs, 11:30 introduce attendees, noon to 1:30 reunion dinner and visiting, 1:30 music then a business period, 2:30 family recognition, and 3:00 to 3:30 singing to close.
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Point Pleasant
Plants
Eckard Chapel
Playground Equipment Shipped From Kokomo Factory
Central Grade School will receive playground equipment including an ocean voyage outdoor gym slides and swings a volleyball setup and a adaptable school combination unit. The items cost about 750 dollars funded by the PTA through plays dances and dinners.
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Point Pleasant
Central
Kokomo
Ind
PTA
Immunization Clinics Set in County Schools
Dor othy Watkins health nurse announces a county wide immunization drive in schools not limited to pupils. Children from six months to six years may attend at designated times September 15 through 19 across multiple towns and dates.
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Point Pleasant
Dorothy Watkins
West Columbia
Clifton
Hartford
Broad Run
Letart
Mt. Olive
Mason Valley
Champion Rose
Guyan
Glenwood
Youth Shot Near Home In Henderson Discharged
Sheline Youth Condition Fair reports say Kermit Sheline, 16, of Henderson, was shot in the hip while approaching his home Monday night. He was discharged from Point Clinic and sent home Wednesday. Sheriff Ernest Hesson cited court demands delaying prior investigation but pledged a thorough probe likely on Thursday.
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Point Pleasant
Kermit Sheline
Henderson
Point Clinic
Roy W. Eschenaur
Ernest Hesson
Sheline
Kanawha Presbytery Meeting in Charleston
The Rev. O. C. Landrum and Peter H. Steenbergen attended a Kanawha Presbytery meeting at First Church in Charleston on Tuesday.
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Point Pleasant
O. C. Landrum
Peter H. Steenbergen
Kanawha Presbytery
First Church
Charleston
Pre-College Party for Local Youths at The Katydid
A Monday night party at The Katydid hosted local youths preparing for college. Dancing was primary, chaperoned by Mr and Mrs Stanley Neal Johnson. Attendees included Annette Lewis of Goucher College John Lasley Squeak Thomas Bill Smith Jim Lovell Homer Martin and many others heading to several universities. The event welcomed prospective students and friends before departures to school.
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Point Pleasant
Stanley Neal Johnson
Annette Lewis
Goucher College
Baltimore
John Lasley
Squeak Thomas
Bill Smith
University of Kentucky
Lexington
Jim Lovell
Homer Martin
Glenn Bruestle
Dor Dorsey
Jim Shadle
West Virginia University
Morgantown
Jack Tracy
St. Xavier
Cincinnati
Tom Lewis
Andy Wilson
Jacqueline Windsor
Ohio State
Columbus
Betty McCulloch
June Reiker
Betty Poling
Marshall College
Huntington
Ben Bashinski
Macon
Tulane
New Orleans
Lynn Yates
University of Florida
Walter A. Windsor
Buck Snodgrass
Jack Smith
Rush Krodel
Nick Krodel
Ferguson Denies Roosevelt and North Point Hill Shift
Supt. Rob ert H Ferguson stated no truth to reports seventh and eighth graders from Roosevelt School on Ripley Road and North Point Pleasant Grade School would move to Junior High. Overcrowding pressures exist in third grade rooms at Ord nance and North Point Pleasant with Mt Olive in Hannan District most crowded. Five one room schools lack teachers this year and remain unopened though state support would apply with ten pupils minimum. Grant is prepared but not yet opened, with staff moves shifting Mrs Corda Sayre to Grant and Mrs Frances Gerlach to Eagle.
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Point Pleasant
Robert H. Ferguson
Roosevelt School
Ripley Road
North Point Pleasant
Ordnance
Mt. Olive
Hannan
Orville Sturgeon
Mission Ridge
White Pine
Mt. Rose
Wyoma
Union
Cooper
Grant
Corda Sayre
Eagle School
Frances Gerlach
Eagle
Protest of Sentence Lands Man in Jail
Tuesday night protests outside the circuit court ended with Lin don Allen being escorted to the county jail by Sheriff Ernest Hesson and deputies. George Kinnaird of Apple Grove, a friend of Allen, followed and protested the sentence. Kinnaird was later jailed for intoxication and released the next morning on a cash bond.
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Point Pleasant
Ernest Hesson
Lindon
Allen
George Kinnaird
Apple Grove
Kinnaird
Martin Named Music Instructor Moves Into Pleasant Street
Mr and Mrs James Martin have taken residence on Pleasant Street. Mr Martin is the new music instructor in local schools. He is an Ohio State University graduate and came here from Wellston.
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Point Pleasant
James Martin
Pleasant St
Martin
Ohio State University
Wellston
Point Clinic Admissions and Discharge Noted
Mrs. Hilda Hall of Northup was admitted to the Point Clinic on Wednesday for medical treatment. Mrs. Kenneth Black of Kananga was discharged after medical care.
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Point Pleasant
Hilda Hall
Northup
Point Clinic
Kenneth Black
Kananga
Zaleski and Area Notables Attend Weekend Events
Rec supervisor Dale Hopkins of Zaleski state forest is recovering at home after a car crash near Logan. He suffered multiple injuries and will be cast to aid walking. Colleagues and neighbors, including Mrs. Lovie Hutchinson who died after a fall, are mentioned among local visitors and visits through Labor Day.
Local injuries and visits fill Hamden notices
Mrs. John Smith fractured her arm after a fall on steps and was taken to Holzer Hospital in Gallipolis. Floyd Buskirk injured his eye sharpening a sickle and received treatment in Wellston then at an eye specialist in Chillicothe. James Sprague visited his wife at Holzer Hospital where she was admitted for observation. The Colvin and Bobo families from Columbus and Dayton hosted and visited relatives in the area over the weekend. The Hamden school opened with 188 pupils in grades and 92 in high school. the Senior class will initiate the Freshman class Friday evening. Mr and Mrs Kermit Ward, Mr and Mrs Blaine Jenkins and others were noted visiting relatives.
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Hamden
John Smith
South Main St
Holzer Hospital
Gallipolis
Floyd Buskirk
Wellston
Chillicothe
James Sprague
Orlando
Fla
John J. McKenna
Michael
Ronald Bobo
Canal Winchester
George van Zant Cheshire
Charles Salts
Josephine Salts
Dayton
Clarence Salts
Logan
Margaret Calvin
Amanda
Ohio
John Salts
Thelma Cottrill
Ratcliff
Kermit Ward
Fred Clark
Ray
Blaine Jenkins
Fenton Harper
Minnie Gibson
Pure Oil station to open after paving work completes
Concrete paving at the Pure Oil station at Sixth and Viand is underway and the business is expected to open before month’s end.
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Point Pleasant
Sixth and Viand
DP'S Demonstrate Hamburg Square Rally In 1300 Person Protest
About 1,300 Jewish displaced persons demonstrated in Hamburg Square today. Police reported no violence as participants marched and chanted for rights and relief amid postwar displacement concerns.
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Hamburg
Germany
Hamburg Square
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Ordnance Pta
Sheline Youth Condition Fair
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Fisher
Chevrolet
NYE Chevrolet CO
N. Court St
Athens, Ohio
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Nelsonville, Ohio
Zaleski
Dale Hopkins
Zaleski State Forest
Hocking Valley Hospital
Lovie Hutchinson
Frank
Odessa Hutchinson
Oliver Kelso
London
Madison Church
Jack
Labor Day
Clara Potts
Nelsonville
Jeanne Sweeney
J. A. Bedinghaus
Parkersburg
Charles Chapman
Homer Chapman
Effie Ward
Helen McKibben
King Winter
Pacific & Deering Milliken
Altman
Tae
Sol Ae
Athens
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